Table of Contents

September 22, 2000

Will Science Create a Perfect Society?

Will advancements in the field of biotechnology lead to a world free of pain, sickness, and disability?

3 Tomorrow’s Children?

4 The Quest for a Perfect Society

15 Giraffes​—Lofty, Long-Legged, and Elegant

19 Maintaining Faith Under Totalitarian Oppression

28 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 “You Wrote About My Life!”

32 “My Hat’s off to All of You”

Why Am I So Thin? 12

Some youths feel unattractive because they are thin. Consider some practical suggestions that can help youths to cope.

Making Air Travel Safer 24

Step into the cockpit, and see how flight crews are trained.

[Picture Credit Line on page 2]

Agricultural Research Service, USDA